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Yes, Brad, I'm referring to "Music is my Sanctuary." I think these are the best vocals yet on any of these albums produced by the Bros., but you may be wise to steer clear. (Some darned good dance music on this record though, and some great Bartz!)

Well thanks for that information. I'd probably read it given the chance, just for the writing, the tone that McCoy brings to the page. He and Woolrich were sort of poets in that way: even if the plot and characterization were implausible or thin, their writing and the mood and tone it conveyed fascinates me! (Goodis too.) And for my money Jim Thompson is in a whole 'nother league!

Brad, as far as I can tell, AMG is simply WRONG (once again) regarding the Candido. That is a very good session! There are lots of vocals on the Bartz. It is an lp I like, but if you don't like the Mizelli Brothers production on the Donald Byrd sessions, you won't dig this one. (It IS different than the Byrd's to my ears, BUT it has a lot of vocals.) It's quite funky; fits in that way with the Rare Groove idea.

Yes, that is a great vehicle he uses in the book. I love this book, it really resonates with me somehow about life, and I find it so amazing how he uses humor to illuminate truths of human life in this book. I'm sure you are going to enjoy it a lot. It's going to be a lot different than the Horace McCoy I bet (I haven't read that one.)

GOM, was that "Confessions of Zeno"? If so, one of my favorite novels, one I can read ever decade and get something else out of it because of my life experience. One of the great works of literature that has a little bit of everything in it and is stone cold funny while being deep. I'm currently reading Caetano Velloso's "Tropical Truth," after finishing "Jazz on the Barbary Coast" and "The Hours."

I find it interesting that I nearly voted for "Speak No Evil" but chose "Night Music" instead, and right now those two are neck to neck in votes! I'm a LOT less interested in Shorter's music than I ever have been before, but those two I still enjoy a lot, and I really feel that "Night Music" is the one I like the most. It's just. . . special.

Just an update: I've received a cd by Gal Costa called "India" from 1973 or 1974. I LOVE this cd. It has a variety of musical sounds on it, and the recording is very well remastered. She sounds similar to her later voice, but her young voice is very intriguing!

For me it's "Smokestack." Just eerily beautiful. Those two basses and those interesting piano lines and melodies. Dark, thought-provoking music.

NOJ: The Bartz is pretty much the same all the way through. . . . I like it, I bought it new when it appeared. Sentimental favorite. . . .

That's good advice there re: Stuff Smith. I would think that a fan of Parker's would like Stuff. The Definitive Coltrane is pretty cool. . . just don't expect it to really be "a Coltrane cd." It's Diz all the way! That Milton Brown is nearly a complete set! That's great. And the Verboten Swing box set looks quite interesting.

I have to say that recently I have been grooving to: Various live bootlegs (mostly Oct-Nov 1967) This is a very interesting period, and one that "right now" I would say is my favorite. . . . Right Now.. . .

RT, it's one of my favorite ESPs. Odd, not always "in tune," moving and adventurous.

This is a good one, not my favorite of Dan's, and I think the charts could have offered a little more challenge to the players, but a hard-swinging fest!

RONNIE BOYKINS!

It's going to be Columbia label stuff, mostly as a sideman. Late twenties to early thirties would be my guess. Brad, I'm not jazzed to see a Hutcherson Mosaic of sixties stuff, as almost all were readily available within the last ten years, and I have it all and don't need to buy it again. And as for the albums such as "Inner Glow," "Head On," "Waiting," "The View From Inside," "Now," "Cirrius" and "Knucklebean"---I like them, I'd welcome a couple of Mosaic Selects from them, I don't think they'll be reissued as a full Mosaic set by Cuscuna. I could be wrong. I don't think he feels that there is a big enough market for them. I agree that we shouldn't be knocking others' tastes. I don't think Weiz was; I apologize if I appeared to be. I'm very excited at the direction into pre-bop that Mosaic is taking. I find this area of the history very interesting in the past five years or so, and my interest in bop and beyond waning. Glad Mosaic is sailing into these waters.

There are about four others. . . I don't think Michael is that fond of these and would make a Mosaic of them. He's kindof rightwing when it comes to Hutch. Would make a better "Select" than a full box.

What do you need that for? A few seventies sides? Wouldn't it be better to just ask for them as Rare Grooves? Also: they're his most leftist recordings!

"The Legendary Joa Gilberto."

"Celia" is a new tune? It was new in 1957, MAYBE. . .

Good to know you have been getting lots of rest!

Howdy Mike C and Mike F! Hope all is well!

I don't have this problem with my wife in that there is nothing vitally important of this nature that isn't shared. . . . But I do have problems understanding friends' and coworkers' obsession with sports, which I cannot imagine having. I enjoyed playing some sports, and I can understand the feeling of enjoyment in that, but watching others performing sports over and over was never something I was into, live or televised!

Hey, nice "avatar"---resembles an Austinite with a Blue Note appetite, Omar! But I guess it's Joe Lovano! I have had the Fontana in an early European release, and recently bought a Japanese Fontana reissue in lp facimile. The sound on the Japanese is better than the Jazz in Paris---I was very surprised to hear this actually. AND I like the additional music very much. There are pieces that are not represented in the original soundtrack, and the material that is in the original is presented on the Fontana without the echo, and it's interesting to hear how the echo changes the feel of the pieces. In short, I think if you saw the Japanese Fontana and grabbed it you would dig it!

Once he gets under your musical skin and in your head, it's hard to believe that Mingus isn't a favorite of every jazz nut!

Yeah, I hope people will give this album a chance to. As you say there are some moments that are just brilliant! But you know, if they keep listening to Mingus I think it is possible that one day as Big Al mentions they might SEE and then they may become like I am (and I suspect you are): MINGUS NUTS WHO HAVE TO HAVE IT ALL!